Reed v. Bliss & Van Auken Lumber Co.
Michigan Supreme Court
Certiorari to Department of Labor and Industry. Ella Reed presented her claim for compensation against the Bliss & Van Auken Lumber Company and the Michigan Mutual Liability Company, insurer, for the accidental death of her husband in defendant’s employ. From an order denying compensation, plaintiff brings certiorari.
1Opinion of the CourtFellows, J.
Defendant lumber company operates a lumber yard in Saginaw consisting of 20 acres. The generally used method of ingress and egress to and from the plant is through a gate opening onto Niagara street, a north and south street 66 feet in width. While a few employees go across the river in boats and some of them go through the fence at other points, most of them use this entrance. It is also used by the company’s customers and for general purposes, and the fire department use it to get to the dock at the river. The fence at this point is of wire, and we do not understand that the gate is kept…
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